Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
65 pending office actions • 22 art units • 59 examiners • 0 of 65 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 69 patents granted in the last 365 days
W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. has 68 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The matters involve 62 distinct examiners across 22 distinct art units, indicating a substantial docket distributed across many examination relationships but a more defined set of technical units.
LABRANCHE, BROOKE N is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending matters. Counsel should monitor that examiner relationship while coordinating recurring device and mechanical issues across the broader art-unit structure.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 2 (3%) |
| §103 only | 14 (22%) |
| §112 only | 4 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 5 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 38 (58%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (3%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3 | 72.1% | +17.0% |
| OU, JING RUI | 3 | 53.5% | +51.6% |
| NERENBERG, RENEE FLORENCIA | 2 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| SLAUGOVSKY, RACHEL MARIE | 2 | 70.7% | +39.3% |
| HE, QIANPING | 1 | 66.2% | +15.8% |
| FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN | 1 | 80.0% | +22.1% |
| ORKIN, ALEXANDER J | 1 | 65.4% | +26.9% |
| TON, MARTIN TRUYEN | 1 | 62.3% | +34.4% |
| HURLEY, SHAUN R | 1 | 77.6% | +17.7% |
| LYNCH, ROBERT A | 1 | 80.3% | +12.9% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19069523 | BRANCHED GRAFT ASSEMBLY METHOD IN VIVO | LYNCH, ROBERT A | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18206215 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AN ADJUSTABLE STIFFNESS CATHETER | WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE | 264d overdue |
| 18388416 | SEAWEED CULTIVATION SYSTEM | NGUYEN, BAO-THIEU L | 134d overdue |
| 18888666 | PHYSICAL DEMANDS CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODS | LEE, PO HAN | 16d overdue |
| 18720883 | PASTE-PROCESSED ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE EXPANDED INTO DENSE ARTICLES | KHATRI, PRASHANT J | 9d |
| 18276149 | IMPLANTABLE CONDUIT WITH SELF-SEALING FENESTRATIONS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | NERENBERG, RENEE FLORENCIA | 12d |
| 18436370 | BIOLOGICAL FLUID DRAINAGE DEVICES AND METHODS | WENG, KAI H | 16d |
| 17726362 | BRANCHED ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH TAIL FOR CONTROLLED BRANCH DEPLOYMENT | PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D | 26d |
| 18287151 | AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR BRANCHED LUMENS WITH ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 30d |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19089886 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS PROMOTING THE CATCHMENT AND ATTACHMENT OF SEAWEED HOLDFASTS | HURLEY, SHAUN R | 153d overdue |
| 18198656 | ENDOPROSTHESIS HAVING ALIGNED LEGS FOR EASE OF CANNULATION | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 14d |
| 18287151 | AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR BRANCHED LUMENS WITH ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 30d |
| 19291811 | Multilayer Coated Vent Assembly | HE, QIANPING | — |
| 19249426 | ANASTOMOTIC DEVICES AND METHODS | FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN | — |
| 19233956 | SPACE FILLING DEVICES | ORKIN, ALEXANDER J | — |
| 19190216 | STEERING WIRE ATTACH FOR ANGULATION | TON, MARTIN TRUYEN | — |
| 19069523 | BRANCHED GRAFT ASSEMBLY METHOD IN VIVO | LYNCH, ROBERT A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3771 | 17 |
| 3774 | 10 |
| 1776 | 7 |
| 3781 | 6 |
| 3783 | 5 |
| 3732 | 2 |
| 1617 | 2 |
| 1741 | 1 |
| 3792 | 1 |
| 3623 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19291811 | Multilayer Coated Vent Assembly | HE, QIANPING | 1776 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2025 |
| 19249426 | ANASTOMOTIC DEVICES AND METHODS | FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2025 |
| 19233956 | SPACE FILLING DEVICES | ORKIN, ALEXANDER J | 3771 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19190216 | STEERING WIRE ATTACH FOR ANGULATION | TON, MARTIN TRUYEN | 3771 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19089886 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS PROMOTING THE CATCHMENT AND ATTACHMENT OF SEAWEED HOLDFASTS | HURLEY, SHAUN R | 3732 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | 153d overdue | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19069523 | BRANCHED GRAFT ASSEMBLY METHOD IN VIVO | LYNCH, ROBERT A | 3771 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 18978206 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED DELIVERY SYSTEMS | KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D | 3771 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18944489 | ARTICLES CONTAINING EXPANDED POLY (TETRAMETHYL-p-SILPHENYLENESILOXANE) AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | ROY, DEBJANI | 1741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18937795 | BIFURCATED ENDOPROSTHESIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS | STEWART, ALVIN J | 3774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18936047 | DELIVERY AIDS FOR GLAUCOMA SHUNTS | NGO, MEAGAN N | 3781 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18910378 | SMART GARMENT AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING BREATHING EVENTS | HUH, VYNN V | 3792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18888666 | PHYSICAL DEMANDS CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODS | LEE, PO HAN | 3623 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18847383 | ACCESS GRAFT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | PHAM, KATHERINE-PH MINH | 3781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18839618 | GAS SEPARATION DEVICE | LETTMAN, BRYAN MATTHEW | 3746 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18728207 | Moisture Removal Device and Method | KEYWORTH, PETER | 1776 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18767760 | SEPTAL CLOSURE DEVICE WITH CENTERING MECHANISM | LAUER, CHRISTINA C | 3771 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18750170 | Automated System for Assembling A Pre-Filled Syringe | FARRAR, LAUREN PENG | 3783 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18720883 | PASTE-PROCESSED ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE EXPANDED INTO DENSE ARTICLES | KHATRI, PRASHANT J | 1783 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18737399 | SUPRACHOROIDAL IMPLANTABLE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING HYPERTENSION WITHIN AN EYE | CHATRATHI, ARJUNA P | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18711329 | POLY(IONIC LIQUID)S COMPOSITE FOR ABSORPTION AND SEPARATION | CLEMENTE, ROBERT ARTHUR | 1773 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18698859 | DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFLOW / OUTFLOW CANNULAS | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2024 |
| 18686946 | FORMATION OF INJECTOR DEVICE STOPPER FEATURES | WHITROCK, ZACHARIAH KIRBY | 3783 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18686938 | INJECTOR DEVICE STOPPER WITH ACTIVATABLE LAYER | FAROOQ, MAHMOOD | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18686593 | CONFORMABLE COVER FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | NERENBERG, RENEE FLORENCIA | 3774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2024 |
| 18587717 | SPACE FILLING DEVICES | HIGHLAND, RACHEL S | 3774 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2024 |
| 18436370 | BIOLOGICAL FLUID DRAINAGE DEVICES AND METHODS | WENG, KAI H | 3781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 18421615 | BIOABSORBABLE MEDICAL DEVICES | BARIA, DINAH N | 3774 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18545138 | MODULAR MULTI-CARTRIDGE STRUCTURAL FRAME WITH WATER MANAGEMENT AND INTEGRATED HEATING FOR SORBENT ARTICLES IN DIRECT AIR CAPTURE SYSTEMS | DIETERLE, JENNIFER M | 1776 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18568487 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND REDOX FLOW BATTERY | ORDUNA, TAMARA | 1776 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 |
| 18562963 | DENSE PHOTOLUMINESCENT COMPOSITES AND PROCESSES FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE | 1734 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18560554 | HIGH TEMPERATURE INSULATION COMPOSITE | SUN, MICHAEL Y | 1728 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18388416 | SEAWEED CULTIVATION SYSTEM | NGUYEN, BAO-THIEU L | 3732 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 134d overdue | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18287907 | METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | TUROCY, DAVID P | 1718 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2023 |
| 18287282 | IMPROVED BATTERY | NGUYEN, HUY TRAM | 1774 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18287151 | AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR BRANCHED LUMENS WITH ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18280404 | FLEXIBLE SORBENT POLYMER COMPOSITE ARTICLE HAVING ADSORPTIVE AND DESORPTIVE CONFIGURATIONS | SLAUGOVSKY, RACHEL MARIE | 1776 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2023 |
| 18547673 | GEOMETRICALLY DEFORMABLE IMPLANTABLE CONTAINMENT DEVICES FOR RETENTION OF BIOLOGICAL MOIETIES | SHAH, NILAY J | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 61d | Pending | Aug 23, 2023 |
| 18278213 | MULTI-COMPONENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | GHERBI, SUZETTE JAIME J | 3774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 18234014 | STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING CAPTURE OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AMBIENT AIR | LAWRENCE JR, FRANK M | 1776 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 57d | Pending | Aug 15, 2023 |
| 18276149 | IMPLANTABLE CONDUIT WITH SELF-SEALING FENESTRATIONS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | NERENBERG, RENEE FLORENCIA | 3774 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Aug 07, 2023 |
| 18272048 | EMBOLIC FILTER WITH FLEXION | NEMER, OSAMA MOHAMMAD | 3771 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 62d | Pending | Jul 12, 2023 |
| 18215975 | DEPLOYMENT CONSTRAINING SHEATH THAT ENABLES STAGED DEPLOYMENT BY DEVICE SECTION | RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 29, 2023 |
| 18206215 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AN ADJUSTABLE STIFFNESS CATHETER | WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE | 3993 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 264d overdue | Pending | Jun 06, 2023 |
| 18198656 | ENDOPROSTHESIS HAVING ALIGNED LEGS FOR EASE OF CANNULATION | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3771 | — | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | May 17, 2023 |
| 18037139 | FORMULATIONS, METHODS, AND PRE-FILLED INJECTION DEVICES WITHOUT FATTY ACID PARTICLES | GONZALEZ, LEI NMN | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2023 |
| 18144649 | REMOVABLE COVERS FOR DRUG ELUTING MEDICAL DEVICES | PRICE, NATHAN R | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2023 |
| 18032386 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING OCCLUSIONS | PELLEGRINO, BRIAN E | 3799 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2023 |
| 18024626 | AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY DEVICES CONTAINING A HEAT TREATED FIBRILLATED POLYMER MEMBRANE AND MANIFOLDS CONTAINING THE SAME | PATEL, PRANAV N | 1779 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Mar 03, 2023 |
| 18101736 | SORBENT ARTICLE WITH WATER EXCLUSIONARY PROPERTIES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME | SLAUGOVSKY, RACHEL MARIE | 1776 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2023 |
| 17797359 | INFLOW / OUTFLOW CANNULA | KALIHER, HANS CHRISTIAN | 3781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 03, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialW. L. Gore & Associates Inc. has 65 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 22 art units and 59 examiners.
Brooke N Labranche has the most, with 3 of W. L. Gore & Associates Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
